Afrocenchix Afro Hair Blog

Hair grows an average of 6 inches a year, so whilst you won’t become Rapunzel in the space of a week, you can retain around an eighth to a quarter of an inch of new...

We love International Women's Day. Seeing our feeds full of intelligent, beautiful, talented women building each other up is always a joy. This year we are celebrating some inspiring black...

Afro and curly tresses are especially susceptible to dryness because kinks and curls make it harder for sebum from the scalp to travel down each strand of hair. This dryness...

We watched Black Panther with Black Girls Book Club this weekend and we are obsessed! The film more than lives up to the hype and it's no Marvel that box office...

Hands up if your hair has stopped you from working out?    Exercising regularly is great for your body, for developing discipline and it's also amazing for your hair. When you...

Want longer hair? You may have unknowingly committed to new year resolutions that will help on your healthy hair journey. Hair growth is about what we put into our bodies, genetic factors...

What better time to switch up your look than the new year! January is a great time to embrace healthy beauty choices and invest in quality natural ingredients that will...

Christmas is right around the corner.  That means calendars are full with lunches, dinners, parties and the likes. You've got your festive outfits, you'll want your hair to match.  Here are some styles...

In this series we are sharing hair stories from women like you. This time it's all about Sky TV presenter Jacqueline Shepherd.

So you've decided to "go" natural; or you already wear your hair in its natural state but don't know much about this fibre growing out of your scalp. That's totally understandable....

Contribution from Ebun, a pharmacist from London. I went natural 3 years ago, the longer my afro hair grew the drier it got. Here are my solutions.

This post is based on a fuller article by culture blogger Kirsty of MisBeee Writes on the Origins of the Afro Combs - 6000 years of Culture, Politics and Identity exhibition at...